Martin the Warrior (Redwall Series #6)

by Brian Jacques

Overview

The Redwall series captured the hearts of readers and critics alike with its exhilarating tales of the wondrous creatures of Redwall. Martin the Warrior continues the saga with the long-awaited history of Martin, Redwall's most glorious hero, who rises from slavery to become the greatest warrior the land would ever know.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780441001866
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	09/30/1999
Series:	Redwall Series
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	384
Sales rank:	608,220
Product dimensions:	4.21(w) x 6.60(h) x 0.97(d)
Lexile:	890L (what's this?)
Age Range:	10 - 14 Years

About the Author

Brian Jacques (www.redwallabbey.com) was born in Liverpool in 1939. He left school at age fifteen and found work as a docker, a truck driver, a policeman and a stand-up comic, all before turning his attention to writing. He wrote his first novel, Redwall, for the children at a school for the blind in Liverpool. Since 1986, his descriptive style of writing has captivated readers from age 8 to 80. His books have won international awards and acclaim and have been made into a TV series. He died in 2011.

Date of Birth:

June 15, 1939

Date of Death:

February 5, 2011

Place of Birth:

Liverpool, England

Place of Death:

Liverpool, England

Education:

St. John¿s School, Liverpool, England

Website:

http://www.redwall.org

Editorial Reviews

In a starred review of this 1994 installment in the Redwall series, PW said, "Jacques's classically inspired plot-weaving achieves virtuosity." Ages 12-up. (Feb.) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Publishers Weekly

In a starred review of this 1994 installment in the Redwall series, PW commented that ``Jacques's classically inspired plot-weaving achieves virtuosity.'' All ages. (Apr.)

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

Gr 5-9-In this sixth book of the Redwall series, Brian Jacques relates the tale of how the mouse warrior of Redwall gained his title and his fame. Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.

School Library Journal

Jacques continues his popular Redwall series in a sixth entry--set prior to "Mossflower" (1988), which details how Martin brought peace to Mossflower Woods. This tale harks back to the making of Martin the Warrior, whose spirit has encouraged and whose sword has been wielded by later warriors battling threats to the woodlands. "He was only a young mouse, but of strong build, with a glint in his eye that proclaimed him a born fighter." And he has been enslaved by the heartless stoat Badrang the Tyrant, chieftain of a horde of weasels, ferrets, foxes, and rats, who is ruthlessly using slave labor to build a fortress on the Eastern Coast. Once again, various bands of protectors have separate adventures and eventually converge at the fort for the final bloody battle. As usual, Jacques does not gloss over violence and gore, his good guys are really good and the bad ones evil to the core, and there's a great deal of humor and camaraderie and good eating. Particularly poignant in this episode is the death in the culminating battle of the mousemaid Rose, whose namesake rose later blooms and flourishes in her memory on the Redwall Abbey grounds. Another winning tale for the saga's many fans.

Sally Estes

Praise for Brian Jacques' Redwall series...

"Astonishing!"—Kirkus Reviews

"Energetic fantasy!"—The New York Times Book Review

"Rousing adventure!"—Publishers Weekly

"Old-fashioned swashbuckling adventure."—Locus

"Jacques's realistically drawn characters are full of personality."—Publishers Weekly

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